Table 2.
Results of mediation analysis.
| Independent variables | Fit index | B | SE | T | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | R2 | F | LLCI | ULCI | ||||
| Dependent variable: need for health information | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.48 | 0.23 | 115.90*** | 9.70 | 0.12 | 80.88*** | 9.46 | 9.93 |
| Physical symptoms | 0.20 | 0.04 | 4.43*** | 0.11 | 0.28 | |||
| Dependent variable: perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.34 | 0.12 | 47.36*** | 2.27 | 0.07 | 30.44*** | 2.12 | 2.41 |
| Need for health information | 0.03 | 0.01 | 5.62*** | 0.02 | 0.04 | |||
| Physical symptoms | 0.18 | 0.02 | 9.99*** | 0.14 | 0.21 | |||
| Dependent variable: DASS-21 anxiety score | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.60 | 0.36 | 180.77*** | − 0.12 | 0.07 | − 1.55 | − 0.26 | 0.03 |
| Need for health information | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.18 | − 0.004 | 0.02 | |||
| Perceived impact of the pandemic | 0.59 | 0.01 | 44.22*** | 0.57 | 0.62 | |||
| Physical symptoms | 0.19 | 0.02 | 11.87*** | 0.16 | 0.22 | |||
| Dependent variable: DASS-21 depression score | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.55 | 0.31 | 144.37*** | 0.18 | 0.07 | 2.59** | 0.04 | 0.31 |
| Need for health information | -0.004 | 0.01 | -0.80 | -0.01 | 0.01 | |||
| Perceived impact of the pandemic | 0.49 | 0.01 | 39.11*** | 0.46 | 0.51 | |||
| Physical symptoms | 0.11 | 0.02 | 7.66*** | 0.09 | 0.14 | |||
| Dependent variable: DASS-21 stress score | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.62 | 0.39 | 209.76*** | 0.18 | 0.06 | 3.20** | 0.07 | 0.28 |
| Need for health information | -0.01 | 0.004 | -1.31 | -0.01 | 0.003 | |||
| Perceived impact of the pandemic | 0.46 | 0.01 | 45.89*** | 0.44 | 0.48 | |||
| Physical symptoms | 0.10 | 0.01 | 8.07*** | 0.07 | 0.12 | |||
B = unstandardized coefficient.
*** Significant at level p < 0.001.